Grind and Lap

Grind

Grind verb - To make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure.
Usage example: used the finest polishing paper he could to grind down the facets of the diamond before dusting it with a soft cloth

Lap and grind are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lap" instead a verb "Grind".

Nearby Words: grinding, grinder, grinded

Lap

Lap verb - To flow along or against.

Grind and lap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grind" instead a verb "Lap".

Nearby Words: lapped, lapping

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

long long grind long lap
particular particular grind particular lap
average average grind average lap
single single grind single lap
Other adjectives: real.

Common collocations

everyone grind everyone lap everyone

Both words in one sentence

  • It's helpful in multiplayer so you won't have to grind with everyone, but computers blasting you with specials every lap?
  • Omnicidal Maniac Regulos in Rift is...well, imagine the bastard child of Unicron and 682 on steroids: He'd like nothing better than to grind the universe to dust and lap it up.
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